Toilet-powder package



se t. as, 1923.-

G. F. M cARTY TOILET POWDER PACKAGE Filed Jan. 20. 1921" w a w PatentedSept. 18, i923.

mirage starts GRACE I. MGGARTY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

"TOILET-l OWDER PACKAGE.

' To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GRACE McCAnrY, a citizen of. the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new anduseful Improvements in Toilet-Powder Packages,of which the following is. a specification.

One part of the present invention relates to a package containing toiletpowder, together with means for applying the powder to the face, and hasfor its object to provide a cheap and convenient but effective 'envelopeor container for the powder and an appliance both for merchandising andfor protection during use, and which willa-t the same time keep theappliance in contact with the powder so that it will be charged with asupply of the same when removed from the envelope. To this end onefeature of the invention consists in providing an envelope of paper orother suitable material of tapering form, together with an appliancehaving a correspondingly formed tapered portion so that-a limitedquantity -'of powder will be caused to accumulate around the reducedportionof the appliance which will ordinarily be used as the portion forcontact with the face in applying the powder. Preferably the envelope-ismade with a secondary pocket carriedby its'fia-p into which the primarypocket containing the powder and appliance can be folded for furthersecurity andefliciency in packaging.

A second part of the invention relates to an appliance for applyingpowder to the face, and has for its object to provide a device of thiskind which will afford a plu- 1 rality of surfaces adapted to besuccessively exposed in position for use. To this end, this part of theinvention consists in folding a cloth or fabric of suitable size upon aplurality of diameters so that it will develop a folded body of aplurality of plies. of the material with limited portions of the-surfaceof the fabric exposed for use, namely,

on opposite sides of the secton resulting from the folding; the shape ofthe folded fabric which produces the appliance being angular, orprovided with a corner which affords a tapered outline to the applyingsurface to render it more'conve'nient and effective in use. The plies orfolds of the appliance are penetrated transversely by a cord which isadapted to hold them together and which isof such length as to permitthe folds to be separated for reversing the lines surface into positionfor use as exposed portions thereof become soiled.

In the accompanying drawing j- Figure 1 is a view of the completepackage, including the transparent envelope and the contained powder andappliance.

Figure 2 is an inner face view of the envelope with its pockets or flapsdistended.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the appliance folded for use.

7 Figure 4 is a perspective View of the same partially unfolded and inthe course of re versal on one of its lines of folding to expose two newsurfaces; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the device of Figures 3 and at openedon its two intersecting lines of folding and in the course of completereversal.

1 represents the envelope which may conveniently be formed as arectangle with pockets 2 and 3 hinged together through the medium of theintermediate flexible portion 4 which, assumes a diagonal of therectangle and leaves each pocket with a substantially triangular formortapered toward its bottom 5. With. the envelope constructed in thisway, flap with its pocket may be folded into the other pocket to confinethe contents and keep the appliance in the tapered portion of the pocketand, therefore, in contact with the contained powder.

6 represents the appliance which is in the form of a sheet of cloth orfabric of substantially circular, approximately rectangular,

tageous form for applying the powder to the face. Appliance 6 isprovided with a securing cord 8 inserted transversely through itsseveral plies or folds, as shown in Figure 3, and which therefore holdsthe plies or folds together until it becomes desirable to reverse thefolding. When the two outer surfaces of the appliance 6 become soiled,itwill be opened out on its half diameter 6*, as suggested in Figure 4,untilthe inner loop 8 of the cord 8 can be grasped, and then the cordwill be drawn and the folds turned back to expose two new surfaces. Vhenall four of the folded surfaces afforded bythe folding suggested inFigures 3 and 4: have been used, the device can be opened as suggestedin Figure 5 and completely reversed, first upon the diameter 6 and thenupon the diameter '6 in order to afford four additional folded surfaces.In this way it will be seen that the device affords eight workingsurfaces and always retains its shape, with the tapered portion servingthe combined function of insuring contact with the powder contained inthe tapered portion of the envelope and facilitating contact withportions of the face to be reached with the powder.

1 An important bodiment of the appliance consists in developing-theplies or folds into substantially angular form, for instance, atriangle, with the confining cord 8 passing transversely through thesame near the free edges of the plies and intermediate '01 two of thecorners ofthe fold and leaving the corner 7, with which to apply thepowder, built up of the folded portions of the goods.

Obviously, the form of the device is such that a substantial body ofpowder can be placed on the interior of the folds and caused to work its.way through the pores of the fabric; or the appliance may be used bybringing-its outer surface into contact with the supply of powder.

I claim: 1. A powder appliance comprising a piece of fabric folded upona plurality of diameters to develop superposed plies ofmaterial ofsubstantially angular form, hav ing a cord passed, transversely throughsaid plies adjacent the free edges thereof and folds of the materialintermediate of two corners of the plies, and leaving athird cornerdevelopedfrom for use inapplying powder. f i 2. In combination with anenve lope con,-

. structed with a tapering pocket, an appli ance consisting of a pieceof fabric folded feature ofthe preferred em upon a plurality of foldeddiameters and developing a body of substantially angular plies or foldshaving a cord passing through the pliesadj acent the free edges thereofand leaving acorner developed from folds of thepieceand adapted toconform tothe tapered portion ofthe'envelope.

r 'A powder appliance comprlsinga body of fabric folded into a pluralityof substan tially triangular plies, and ,a. correspond.-

ingly formeditriangular envelope opening along one of its'sides, adaptedto receive the appliance with its apex foremost and to contain; powderinits apex opposite its, open side and hold said powder contact with theapex of the" appliance.

4:. In. a powder appliance comprising a body offabricfolded into aplurality of substantially triangular plies, a controlling stringpenetrating. the plies of said fabric adjacent to a side of the trianglethereof,

and acorrespondingly formed triangular envelope. opening along one ofits. sides adapted to receive the appliance with its apex foremost thatlies oppositethe string, and adapted to contain powder in theapeXopposite its open side and hold said; powder 7 in contact with the apexof the introduced appliance. r

5. AL powder'appliance comprising a body of fabric folded into aplurality of substantially triangular -plies,-and a correspond ingly:formed triangular envelope opening alongone of its sides, adapted toreceive the appliance with its apex foremost and to con-. tampowder 1nits'ape'x opposlte its open side and hold said powderin. contact withtheapexj ofthe appliance; saids envelope having a triangular flap,connected through; one of itsisides to the'open side of the envelope,and

constructed with, a pocket adapted to receive

